Worker Co-Ops Have a Role to Play in Socialist Strategy

10. Why Your Tech Startup Should Be a Worker Co-Op — Limeleaf Worker Collective

Steve Giordano from Interstitial and Ethan Winn from Obran join us to talk about one of our favorite topics: worker co-ops! What they are, how they work, and why we think they are a great corporate structure for tech startups.

Liberating work - workers.coop

Worker cooperatives enable workers to unite and collectively advance their economic, social, and cultural interests.

Worker What??!! - A Short Introduction to worker cooperatives (A6, 12pp) - workers.coop

Written and designed as a primer on worker cooperatives, for people new to worker co-ops and for wide distribution. ‘Worker What??!!’ describes clearly what worker co-ops are and what we stand for. It includes testimonials from worker cooperators, and was put together with a view to being stocked in worker co-op shop floors or offices,... Read more »

Co-operative Principles

Co-operatives around the world follow a set of principles based on principles drafted by the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers in England in 1844. The modern co-operative movement is founded on the Rochdale Pioneers’ co-op model. Adherence to the principles is usually voluntary, but some principles inform the legislation on which co-operatives operate. For example, … Continued

Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative

Learn how to start a worker cooperative or convert an existing business into one.

The Cooperative Economy (@cooperatives.bsky.social)

Advocating for a democratic, equitable, and inclusive world through cooperatives, worker ownership, unions, mutual aid, and workplace democracy. 💜 #EconomicDemocracy 🌲🌲 usworker.coop | ncbaclusa.coop | workers.coop | ica.coop

The Co-op Cloud

An alternative to corporate clouds built by tech co-ops.

Dripline: How we co-operate | Hypha

Notes on incorporation, co-operation, and solidarity from a one year old co-op.

Start.coop | Empower Cooperative Growth

Discover resources and support to build and grow cooperatively-owned businesses, fostering community wealth-building and economic stability.

Smart Coop

Smart: a way to bring meaning and solidarity to work.

When Does Worker Ownership Work? ESOPs, Law Firms, Codetermination, and Economic Democracy

Meet the Team — Freedom Dreams Co-operative Education

Christine Clarke (she/her) is a co-op developer, educator and advocate for co-ops and the solidarity economy. She believes that co-operative approaches can build the foundation for just and equitable workplaces and transformative community projects. She is a Co-founder of Freedom Dreams Co-operative Education and a Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives for the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet), leading its climate action initiative STARCAP. Christine is a graduate of CoopZone’s Co-op Development Training Program and an instructor, designing and delivering the course, “Introduction to Co-operative Development: Principles, Practices and a Movement toward Transformative Change.”

CoTech « CoTech « Cooperative Technologists

Building a tech industry that's better for its workers and customers through co-operation, democracy and worker ownership.